| Dr. | Emily | Bagarukayo | Makerere university | Uganda | Best Researcher Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Dr. | Ibrahim | Ahmad | Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Australia, TAS 7320 | Australia | Best Researcher Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Mr. | Abubakar | Adamu | Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria and University of Malaya, Malaysia | Nigeria | Best Paper Award | roboticsandautomation.org |
| Dr. | Donatella | Di Fabrizio | Salesi Children's Hospital | Italy | Best Innovator Award | roboticsandautomation.org |